Young Woman Climbing Stone Stairs to a Shinto Temple 1725 - 1770

"Young Woman Climbing Stone Stairs to a Shinto Temple" is a woodblock print created by the renowned Japanese artist Suzuki Harunobu, also known as "the father of the full-color print." The composition features a young woman in traditional Japanese attire, delicately climbing a set of stone steps towards a Shinto temple. Her elegant form and serene expression are highlighted by Harunobu's mastery of color and detail. This beautiful and intimate print is a prime example of the "ukiyo-e" genre, which flourished in the 18th-century Edo period and captured the fleeting beauty of everyday life in Japan. The work is currently on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.